Problem of Private Health Insurance - Insights From Middle-Income Countries

This Element problematises the rationale and operation of private health insurance and the industry it inhabits. It offers a cross-disciplinary overview of the various drivers of financial markets in middle-income countries and their appeal for development institutions and for governments.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Development goals, health policy and privatism; 3. Entangled states; 4. Corporate commercial strategies and industry influence; 5. Questioning the narrative; 6. States as market regulators; 7. The political economy of the private health insurance industry; 8. Contemporary private health insurance regimes; 9. Final observations; List of abbreviations; References.

Product details

• Authors: Susan F Murray, Susan F. (King’s College London) Murray, Susan F. (Kings College London) Murray, Susan Fairley Murray, Susan Fairley (King’s College London Murray, Murray Susan F.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2024
• EAN: 9781009208185
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0920818-5
• No. of pages: 96
• Series: Elements in Global Development Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Political Economy, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Health systems & services, Development economics and emerging economies, Health systems and services, Medical insurance